Pumpkin and Misomite Soup

 

Here is a pumpkin soup with a surprising ingredient: Misomite  (Japanese marmite invented by Urban Hippie)
Misomite is a type of miso paste but contains less salt and more rice which gives a sweeter taste.
It is MSG free, GMO free and Gluten Free.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups of mashed roasted pumpkin
2 pickling onions roasted and the flesh squeezed out
2 cups of vegetable/chicken stock
3-4 teaspoons of Misomite (adjust to your own taste)
3 teaspoons of peanut butter
juice of 1 mandarin
1/2-1 teaspoon of honey
grated ginger to taste

Method:

Stir the mashed roasted pumpkin and onion flesh into the vegetable stock.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Whisk in the other ingredients and bring almost to the boil.
Serve while piping hot garnished with toasted white sesame seeds.


To find out more about the misomite, the magic ingredient in this soup go to:
http://miso.co.nz/products-page/product-category/misomite-250g/